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Columnists

The Wide Angle: It’s all just so sticky

I had a random thought the other day. Well, it was more of a musing and quite simply it was this: It’s rather amazing the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, August 22, 2023 7:56 pm

Mower County

City Council: 11.18% tax levy increase needs to come down

The levy needs to be decreased.  That was the overall feeling of the City Council regarding 2024 budget discussions Monday night during the council’s work ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, August 21, 2023 9:11 pm

Mower County

Mower County Attorney seeks appeal after offender conviction overturned

The Mower County Attorney’s Office has filed notice with the Minnesota Court of Appeals that it intends to appeal a ruling by a Third District ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, August 21, 2023 9:00 pm

Mower County

Tensions simmer after latest skirmish between city, parks and rec leadership

Interpretations of City Charter at the heart of divide, but there is more to the story   On Thursday morning, former Parks, Recreation and Forestry ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, August 18, 2023 7:20 pm

Business

Good things ahead: St. Mark’s celebrates 60th anniversary

On Thursday afternoon, St. Mark’s resident Gloria Fedson and her daughter Jan Christiansen were looking through a scrapbook filled with stories and pictures of St. ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, August 18, 2023 6:26 pm

Mower County

18-year-old gets 10 yrs probation for sexual relationship with 14-year-old

An 18-year-old was charged with felony criminal sexual conduct involving a 14-year-old girl and has been sentenced to long term probation. Leonardo Antonio Nieto Vazquez, ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, August 18, 2023 5:53 pm

Mower County

Not guilty pleas in crash that sent Austin teen to hospital

Wyatt Hamlin makes some progress in recovery   The man behind the wheel of a vehicle involved in an alleged drunk-driving crash that sent an ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, August 17, 2023 2:05 pm

Mower County

Answering the call of better rural ambulance service

Round table Wednesday casts eye on challenges facing today’s emergency responders   Mark Jones, executive director for the Minnesota Rural Health Association, had a stark ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, August 16, 2023 5:00 pm

Columnists

The Wide Angle: The school of hard knocks

On Monday, student athletes hit the fields, courts and swimming pools as the fall high school sports season got under way. It’s an exciting time ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 6:11 pm

Mower County

Man with two-year-old warrant for sexually assaulting girl arrested

A man charged in a case of having inappropriate sexual contact with a small child has been arrested on a two-year-old warrant. Forty-one year old ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 4:50 pm

Mower County

Man arrested in Friday gun threat call charged

A man arrested late Friday morning in an incident where he allegedly threatened others with a gun has been charged. Jose Juan Alvarez-Bentzin Jr., 25, ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, August 14, 2023 2:47 pm

Mower County

Photos: Demo derby wraps up Grandstands shows at the fair

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by Eric Johnson, Sunday, August 13, 2023 3:38 pm

Mower County

Photos: Great Frontier rumbles in first of two nights of bull riding

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by Eric Johnson, Friday, August 11, 2023 9:02 pm

Mower County

Partnership introducing prairie grasses to Driesner

A project similar to one started earlier this summer in Todd Park will bring more native grasses and flowers to the heart of Austin. A ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, August 11, 2023 6:03 pm

Mower County

Photos: Rolling thunder at the NTPA Truck and Tractor Pull

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by Eric Johnson, Thursday, August 10, 2023 8:23 pm

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